The Milk Tankers[]
The milk wagons are used to carry milk from local farms to the dairy at Elsbridge. Toby collects one from the dairy each morning on his way to Anopha with the quarrymen, and leaves it at Ffarquhar to be loaded. After being loaded, the van is coupled behind Clarabel and taken to the dairy on Thomas' first train. While Thomas was away having his front mended, a diesel railcar named Daisy was brought to do his work. Daisy, who was then a lazy sort, did mind, and refused to pull the van, and so much to their annoyance Toby and Percy had to make special trips to deliver the milk. However, now that Daisy has learnt sense, she sometimes takes the milk instead of Thomas. While Thomas was away again having his front mended, Diesel was brought to do his work. Diesel did mind and pulled the van, and broke down.
Trivia[]
- Three milk wagons are currently on display at Drayton Manor.
The Milk Van[]
The milk van is an old-fashioned van with two pairs of doors and "NW" written on the sides in yellow letters.
Trivia[]
- The information of the milk van's route comes from the Reverend's "Branch Line Manual"; specifically, the operational timetable for his "Ffarquhar Mark II" layout.